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Outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. A person in orange robes sits cross-legged on a small raised circular platform in the centre, with a brass lamp or vessel before them. To the left stands a large black stone Nandi bull with a garland of marigolds, on an orange pedestal. Behind are orange-painted shrine buildings, small white-clad figures near stone murtis, and hanging orange and yellow decorative banners on tall posts. Several people in white clothing sit along the right edge by a red-and-white striped wall.

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October 31 20102010-10-31Outdoor photo of an ashram courtyard with bare dirt ground and palm trees behind orange-painted buildings. A person in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a small mat inside a circular stone-rimmed ring. A brass kalasha-style pot sits before them. To the left, a large black Nandi bull statue draped in white cloth and yellow flower garlands rests on an orange pedestal. Rows of small grey deity murtis line a low wall in the background, and colourful striped and orange ceremonial streamers hang from tall poles at the sides. A small child in orange sits at the right edge.2010-10-22 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated figure in orange robes meditating on a raised orange-and-gold seat in a paved courtyard beside a black stone Nandi statue draped with yellow and orange flower garlands. The seated figure has long dark hair tied back and wears an orange robe with a rudraksha-style mala. A circular floor design of grey ash-like rings, white patterns and pink dots surrounds a brass vessel in front of them. Behind, a row of seated devotees in white clothes sits under a red-roofed shelter with hanging orange and red bunting, palm trees, a white van and red-walled buildings in the background. Pigeons are on the pavement.2011-01-31July 02 20102010-07-02 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a ritual at a temple courtyard with palm trees and a black stone Nandi bull on a red pedestal at left. A central figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged on a raised platform beside a circular fire pit with ash, holding a small brass vessel. Five or so white-clad shaved-headed men sit in a row behind him, with a stack of firewood and a row of small stone figures at right. In the foreground, several devotees watch from behind, including a woman in a light blue shawl and a woman in green, under a yellow pole. Palm trees and a tin-roofed building fill the background.2010-10-07Outdoor photograph of a Panchatapas sadhana in an open courtyard. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, seated in meditation on a raised circular mound ringed with grey gravel, with a brass kalasha/lamp beside them. A shaved-headed person in white sits on a mat within a similar ringed mound in the background, with other white-clad practitioners seated at intervals across the courtyard. Behind them stands an orange-red stepped pedestal topped by a dark stone Nandi bull, decorated with yellow-orange marigold garlands, and palm trees line the grounds with stone statues at left.2010-09-21Outdoor photo at an open temple-yard ashram with palm trees and a brick wall. In the foreground a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with rudraksha beads and dark hair, sits in meditation on a low orange cushion inside a circle of gravel, beside a brass kalasha-style oil lamp and a small mat. Behind, four or more people in white clothes and orange shawls sit in similar gravel circles facing the statues. Along the right, a large black Nandi bull statue wears a white cloth and white-and-orange garland on an orange plinth, and a dark deity murti stands nearby. A large painted banner on the back wall shows a devotional scene, and a man in a white shirt stands by the wall. The scene suggests a padapuja or satsang session.2010-09-21Outdoors in a temple courtyard with a sandy floor, a man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads sits cross-legged on a raised mat in the centre, palms pressed together in prayer, before a stone circle of gravel. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him. Behind him, a large black Nandi bull statue wearing a garland of orange and yellow flowers sits on a red pedestal, with a tall red-and-copper shrine tower to the right. Several people in white dhotis and saffron or yellow shawls sit on the ground in prayer at left and right, and a palm-lined backdrop of dark stone deity murtis stands behind them. A banner on the left shows a painted deity and portraits.2010-09-18Outdoor photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a raised circular earthen platform ringed with grey gravel and painted pink lotus motifs on the ground. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala, sitting on an orange cushion over a woven mat, with a brass vessel placed beside him. To the left stands a black stone Nandi bull with a yellow-orange flower garland on a red pedestal. Behind him is a tall wooden trishul-style stand with a hanging orange cloth, palm trees, red-roofed ashram buildings, and a row of small figures along the rear wall.2010-10-12 +1 copiesOctober 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copies